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x-cupkake.livejournal.comOk, so I don't know why, when I read this article, I automatically thought of this place.
So I'm sure you have all heard (at least) of Rasputin?
Well, just if anyone was interested, my mother gets a History magazine from the History Channel every month or so and when she saw the article on him, she thought of me, because I was always fascinated by him after seeing the animated movie Anastacia.
So, I thought I would post the article, incase anyone was interested//as bored as I am tonight.
Grigori Rasputin was born a peasant in Siberia in 1869. Often called the 'mad monk', there is little evidence that he recieved a formal noastic education, and although he spent time as a religious recluse it thought he was unable to read anything but the most basic scriptures. He has been linked with Khkysty - and outlawed sect that pursued redemption through sin, engaging in flagellation and group sex. This has never been conclusively proved; however, by some means, Rasputin developed an aura of spiritual authority and a gift for preaching that allowed him to exert massive influence over the Tsar and Tsarina of Russiam for which he is so famous.
In 1903, he arrived in St. Petersburg. The autocratic Tsar Nicolas II was committed to finding 'holy' men among Russia's peasants as he believed in a trintity of God, Tsar and people. Rasputin flattered his fantasies was soon considered a family member.
Yet it was Tsarina Alexandra who gave Rasputin his golden ticket into corridors of power. her son Alexis suffered from haemophilia - at this time an incurable and usually fatal disease.
Rasputin seemed to possess an ability to check internal bleeding; the so-called 'spala miracle' of October 1912, where he apparently saved Alexis's life through prayer, made his position at Alexndra's court unassailable. His political influence reached its zenith during the First World War. In 1915, Nicholas took charge of internal affairs. Rasputin accepted bribes, gifts and sexual favours to use his influence over Alexandra's appointment of church officals and cabinet ministers.
Lascivious sexual exploits and allegations of rape and public indecency earned him the oppostion of powerful politicians like Prime Minister Stolypin. Yet Nicholas would not expel him from court as long as Alexandra believed he could help her son. In 1916, Rasputin was assassinated by a group of extreme conservatives. Through the murder strengthened Alexandra's resolve to uphold the principle of autocracy, the entire imperial regime would be swept away by revolution within a few weeks.
For anyone further interested in reading, have a look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasputin
So I'm sure you have all heard (at least) of Rasputin?
Well, just if anyone was interested, my mother gets a History magazine from the History Channel every month or so and when she saw the article on him, she thought of me, because I was always fascinated by him after seeing the animated movie Anastacia.
So, I thought I would post the article, incase anyone was interested//as bored as I am tonight.
Grigori Rasputin was born a peasant in Siberia in 1869. Often called the 'mad monk', there is little evidence that he recieved a formal noastic education, and although he spent time as a religious recluse it thought he was unable to read anything but the most basic scriptures. He has been linked with Khkysty - and outlawed sect that pursued redemption through sin, engaging in flagellation and group sex. This has never been conclusively proved; however, by some means, Rasputin developed an aura of spiritual authority and a gift for preaching that allowed him to exert massive influence over the Tsar and Tsarina of Russiam for which he is so famous.
In 1903, he arrived in St. Petersburg. The autocratic Tsar Nicolas II was committed to finding 'holy' men among Russia's peasants as he believed in a trintity of God, Tsar and people. Rasputin flattered his fantasies was soon considered a family member.
Yet it was Tsarina Alexandra who gave Rasputin his golden ticket into corridors of power. her son Alexis suffered from haemophilia - at this time an incurable and usually fatal disease.
Rasputin seemed to possess an ability to check internal bleeding; the so-called 'spala miracle' of October 1912, where he apparently saved Alexis's life through prayer, made his position at Alexndra's court unassailable. His political influence reached its zenith during the First World War. In 1915, Nicholas took charge of internal affairs. Rasputin accepted bribes, gifts and sexual favours to use his influence over Alexandra's appointment of church officals and cabinet ministers.
Lascivious sexual exploits and allegations of rape and public indecency earned him the oppostion of powerful politicians like Prime Minister Stolypin. Yet Nicholas would not expel him from court as long as Alexandra believed he could help her son. In 1916, Rasputin was assassinated by a group of extreme conservatives. Through the murder strengthened Alexandra's resolve to uphold the principle of autocracy, the entire imperial regime would be swept away by revolution within a few weeks.
For anyone further interested in reading, have a look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasputin
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